Metallic railway-tie.



J. A. HYLE & '1. W. HERMAN."

METALLIC-RAILWAY THE. APPLICATION mgo OCT. 29. my RENEWED JAN. 23, 1919.

1 ,296,396. I Patented-Mar. 4, 1919.

UNITED snares meme canton.

JACOB A. HYDE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, AND JACOB W. HEB/MAN, 0FPHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIG-NORS T0 TRI-CITY STEEL OOMPANY, OF ST.LOUIS, MISSOURI,

A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

METALLIC RAILWAY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 4., 1919'.

Application filed October 29, 1917, Serial No. 199,045. Renewed January23, 1919. Serial No. 272,779.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, JAcoB A. HYLE and JACOBW. HERMAN, citizens of the United States, residing at St. Louis, Stateof Missouri, and in the city and county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, respectively, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Metallic Railway-Ties, of which the following is aspecification.

Our invention relates to the construction of metallic railway ties andmeans for securely fastening the track rails in proper position on theties of steam and electric railways.

The prime object of the invention is to provide an economical, strong,durable and efficient metallic railway tie and rail fastening meanspossessing the required strength to readily withstand all the usualstrains to which the tie and rail fastening means are normally subjectedwhen in use and which are so constructed as to materially increase thelongevity of the same.

Another object of our invention is to provide a metallic railway tie inconnection with wooden blocks constituting a resilient support for thetrack rails, and a safe and reliable insulation of the rails so thatsaid rails will serve as efiicient conductors in th usual automaticsignaling systems.

A further object of this invention is to so construct our improvedrailway tie that the number of ties required per mile of road bed willbe materially reduced.

Still further objects ofthe invention are to so construct the tie thatthe wooden blocks utilized in connection therewith may be easily andreadily removed and a new block replaced by one employee and withoutremoving the tie, or in any manner disturbing the position of the trackrail or ballast beneath the tie; to safely and firmly secure the woodenblocks to the tie, thereby maintaining absolute safety in the gage ofthe track rails, and to secure the track rails in their proper positionupon the wooden blocks by the means of the ordinary railway spike now inuse and employed in most all railways for the purpose of securing thetrack rails to a wooden tie, and to provide improved means forming aportion of the tie for preventing the Wooden blocks from face of one ofthe spreading apart under the strains to which they are subjected.

The foregoing and such other objects as may appear from the ensuingdescription are attained by the means hereinafter more fully described,and by the combination,.

form a part of the specification it will be seen that:

Figure 1, a side elevation of the improved railway tie and railfastening means embodying our invention, showing the track rails incross-section secured thereto.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the metallic tie proper with the trackrail supporting and securing means removed therefrom.

Fig. 3, is an end elevation with the track rail omitted.

Fig. 4, is a plan view of a'portion of the metallic tie, and

Fig. 5, is a face view of the inner sur- I wooden block securing plates,and

Fig. 6, is a side or edge elevation of the same. 7

Similar numerals of reference are employed to designate correspondingparts throughout the several figures of the drawings, V V

In carrying out our invention, we provide a railway tie of suitable ordesirable dimensions throughout itslength and breadth and the metallicportion of said tie with which our invention is embodied in the formvillustrated may be made from any suitable metallic material, but ispreferably made from cast-oil or worn-out steel railway rails by cuttingthrough the web of the rail immediately below the tread portion, and

then rolling the web and base portion thereof into the form illustratedin the drawings, which comprises a flat laterally extended base portion1, and a central vertical memthere being tWo blocks on each side. of thecentral vertical member of the tie, and two lq ks nea eachenc ott eachblock having smooth straight vertical faces and resting upon the uppersurface of the' latera y e n ed, ba e P l QEl t tbs e the up: per s urofach block projecting astuta le. d stwvte ere he vertita to o theftiein order to efiectually'insiilate the t re l f om. he tie, mid o term aWid b r ns' S t'e t up PQiftiQI here.- of for the base of the trackraili Thegs ize of the block's is"sufficient"to furnishthe 're ql i d,"strength o l p'ptr the a a ls and'reta'in therail fastening means, suchas Plai p ke 1 th tra tr l na ly u ed it ed g e rac ail 'td a Weeds? t tw ic sp kes. re driven nto. the wo den bltk' w ll l'th ihwd P rt on tach. ik

overlapping and in contact the uppr l t 9 th lbt i HQ. f il- T e it tlil' blptks a st p e rably impregnated ivith crude oil or creosote t'oin;re e h durabi i y and. a i t et ar t td e t bl and with e ta fit a mte y@9 t e. bttls poi-e0 tii l against the 'centr alverti al member ofthe'tiepthe mensitn i 0i the'blbtk be li 'l i i r'm Sb ha t ey my be tued upsi e 19? or r id it y. 9 c nema he ten r trackra il s upportingsurface. V

' The fastening means preferably employed for firmly and securelyclampingieacli"block to' the body portion ofthe tie consists two headedbolts 6, screw threaitled' at one" end herbf f'w l mp n P a e v h enfrom the top to the bottom of thefbloclg; and siq, ringu s 8 eeqh el pas through theopeniiig in the block and the openin 9 in the centralmember of the. tie, iv ef tiy t e blb' iks e' t id t 't pii s'tl e atfarse tr :"lttled' tg hltt v; e? am bolts 6", and the securing iiuts 8fitted the threaded end of each bolt and resting inconwit t i' fi ir' eif umping p j a, .i It will beobserved that each of the clamp.- ingplates 7 on inner'fac'e vvit'hfa" eloilgatd yert idallyl arranged lat--e 'a ."ei ,e i6fi' T a t re t' t l t Z t'ra l fopeiiing 11 ex tens'ionsarei adaptd ti a a b ttmei, 'fi t t td t tit b 1 t i g fi fi t tent5; t t byr etti any, b'a 't if i ggf e t '0' th'e blolc'gsor theplates'vi heli'l the eretta" way ties during the" strai base portion ofthe tie a plurality of vertical 'or upright integral extensions 12, eachextension being so located as to rest in contact with the outer endsurface of' each block, thus serving to preventv the outward movement ofthe "blocks," and the'b'ase portion of the tie is provided vvith arecessed; central pe t n. L extend g Su sta t ally the en distance 'betvvee'nthe block's, thus economizing in the amount and cost of materialemployed and alsofurnishing more convenient and a e sl b 'e. ea s f r 1empt 1 h ballast arranged around the tiesjfurtl er; to preyent the tiefro'iii'becoming center-bound. le We how he ase bf t t ck rai seatedupon the upper. surface of the ooden bl ksl t'w l e bti u tha y Su l ordesirable plate may be utilized tore'st upon the blocks and' therebyforn 'a seat for the trackrail basel i i i It will be readily perceivedthat each Wooc lenbloclg projects above the metal-porw tio' n' of thetie, thus constituting an insulating medium and" preventing interferencewith the use of electric signaling means" and the laterally extendedbase portion of the tie upon W liichjthe Wooden blocks are "supportedforms a ivideiied tie, thus materially reducing the number of. ties mileof'road bed as are usually required;andit is more" readily retained inace than th 'nmower ties. 'It'Kvill also, be seen that each block beingprovided iv'itlftwd openings therethrough and the openings in "'tliecentral itei'tic'al member of the "metal tie, that when the claliipingplates arefseoured to the outer side Wall ofeacli block by theffastening bolts and nuts the fiber of the Woodenblo cks will become tightlycompressed and prevented from splitting ivhenthefrail fastening spikesare driven therein, andth'eblo'cks' 'vvillf'be held securely in contactwith the" base of the t'ie, thus preventing any up and do'fiv'nmovemeiit'from the said base with the Wavemd t'ion 'of' the rail "duringthe passage of the rolling stock over 'tliet'rack rails", and there canbe 116 shifting of the blocks 'tvithout moving the entire tie and trackrail supportmg means, "thetety insuring and always rails encampment ofthe track. I

"'Itavi-ll be u'iiderstood that the space betwe'e'n the wooden blocksmitt" the "outer end of said blocks istfilld up "with tr a'ckballast'vhich iii preventing any lateral, lb hgitudiiial or ski'dd-iiig actioiiofth el raila hite we maintaining the ro er gage of thei'ti'ack V Thewooden blocks such as utilized are inexpensive, since the ends of logsand other pieces of wood are used up which would ordinarily be classedas waste material.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is 1. A metallic railway tie comprising a flat baseportion having a central recess at each side thereof, a central verticalmember inclined outwardly at each end, two wooden blocks resting uponthe base at each side for supporting the track rails, means for securingsaid blocks to the tie, means for securing the track rails to theblocks, and a plurality of integral vertical extensions stamped from thebase of the tie and resting in contact with the outer end face of eachblock.

2. A metallic railway tie comprising a flat base portion provided with acentral recessed portion at each side thereof, a central integralvertical member, two Wooden blocks resting upon the base at each side,securing bolts passing through each block and said central member, aplurality of metallic plates fastened at each side of the outer sideface of each block, a securing nut fastened to the threaded end of eachbolt, and a plurality of integral vertical extensions stamped from thebase of the tie.

3. A metallic railway tie comprising a flat base portion having acentral recess at each side, a central integral vertical member,

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe two wooden blocks resting upon the upper surface of the base at eachside of said central member, securing bolts passing through the saidblocks and central member, metallic plates fastened to the outer sideface of each block extending the entire height of the block, a securingnut fastened to the threaded end of each bolt resting in contact withthe outer face of each metallic plate, and a plurality of integralvertical extensions stamped from the base of the tie and resting incontact with the outer end face of each block.

4:. A metallic railway tie comprising a flat base portion having acentral recess at each side thereof, a central integral vertical member,two wooden blocks resting upon the upper surface of said base at eachside of the central member and projecting above said central member,means for securing said blocks to the tie consisting of securing boltspassing through each block and the central member, a plurality ofmetallic plates having an extension on each inner face adapted to beembedded into the block when secured thereto, a securing nut fastened tothe threaded end of each bolt, means for securing the track rails tosaid blocks, and a plurality of integral vertical extensions stampedfrom the base and adapted to contact with the outer end face of eachblock.

JACOB A. HYLE. JACOB W. HERMAN.

commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0."

